It is an annual ritual for the fans of the Dallas Cowboys. NFL free agency starts. Big name signings are made by other teams, while the Cowboys wait for things to die down before bargain shopping. Howls of protest ensue because this is seen as evidence that Dallas isn’t really trying. This is despite that pattern being well-established over the past several years.
Things will likely play out that way again. Many will go on thinking that the Cowboys just miss the boat in free agency. But Sports Illustarated’s NFL analyst Albert Breer has taken a look at the present state of free agency and where it is heading, and he comes to some conclusions that may surprise you.
Albert Breer talks the future of NFL free agency – and a lot of it sounds oddly familiar
